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To: RetiredNow who wrote (1196755)	1/27/2020 10:44:03 PM
From: Wharf Rat	1 Recommendation Recommended By pocotrader Respond to of 1574809

"Why are you afraid to have them investigated? " There's the wrong way to investigate (extorting the president of a country) and there's the right way... 9-13.500 - International Legal AssistanceSome countries reserve official acts to local officials and provide significant criminal penalties for persons who engage in such acts in their territory without authorization. Before attempting to do any unilateral investigative act outside the United States relating to a criminal investigation or prosecution, including contacting a witness by telephone or mail, prior approval must be obtained from the Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs (OIA) (202-514-0000). In addition, OIA must be consulted before contacting any foreign or State Department official in matters relating to extradition of a fugitive or the obtaining of evidence through compulsory process from a foreign authority in a criminal investigation, prosecution, or ancillary criminal matter. Any proposed contact with foreign officials, other than United States investigative agents, in a foreign country for the purpose of obtaining the extradition of a fugitive or evidence through compulsory process should first be discussed with OIA. None of the above is intended to prevent prosecutors from: having preliminary discussions with U.S. law enforcement representatives posted abroad concerning the obtaining of assistance,communications with agents of State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service concerning an investigation under their jurisdiction, orparticipating in standing international committees such as the U.S.-Canada Cross Border Committee.[cited in JM 9-11.140] [updated April 2018] 9-13.510 - Obtaining Evidence Abroad—General ConsiderationsEvery nation enacts laws to protect its sovereignty and can react adversely to American law enforcement efforts to gather evidence within its borders without authorization. Such efforts can constitute a violation of that nation’s sovereignty or criminal law. You should contact the Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, as soon as you become aware that you may need evidence located in another country to determine methods for securing assistance from abroad and to select an appropriate one. [updated June 2018] 9-13.512 - Intended Use of the EvidenceWhen a country provides evidence pursuant to a request for legal assistance, such as an MLAT, letter rogatory, or letter of request, contact OIA before using or disclosing it for a purpose other than that specified in the legal assistance request. (Examples of such use or disclosure include Freedom of Information Act requests, or requests to use the evidence in a parallel civil or administrative proceeding.) OIA will work with the USAO to determine whether the evidence can be used for a different purpose without the express permission of the country that provided it and, if not, for guidance in securing such permission. [updated April 2018] 9-13.514 - Time RequiredContact the Office of International Affairs as soon as it appears that assistance from overseas will be needed. See the Criminal Resource Manual at 271- 272. 9-13.516 - Cost of Obtaining EvidenceBe sure funds are available before making a costly request. See the Criminal Resource Manual at 273. 9-13.525 - SubpoenasU.S. law, in the form of mutual legal assistance treaties, requires that the United States attempt to obtain records using the mutual legal assistance process prior to resorting to unilateral compulsory measures. Therefore, all Federal prosecutors must obtain written approval from the Criminal Division through the Office of International Affairs (OIA) before issuing any unilateral compulsory measure to persons or entities in the United States for records located abroad. OIA must also be consulted prior to initiating enforcement proceedings relating to such process. This includes situations where the prosecutor was unaware that the requested records were located abroad but is subsequently notified of that fact. There are two clarifications to the above. First, some entities have taken the position that they will voluntarily provide records even when those records may be located abroad. In such cases, no prior consultation with OIA is required. Second, prosecutors are not required to consult with OIA prior to seeking a search warrant pursuant to the Stored Communications Act to obtain records from a U.S.-based communications service provider, regardless of where those records may actually be located. See 18 U.S.C. § 2713. Prosecutors are strongly encouraged to consult with the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section if a service provider claims that the records called for by the warrant are not subject to U.S. jurisdiction. The service of process in a foreign country of U.S. permanent residents and nationals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1783 can also implicate sovereignty issues and, when done unilaterally, can adversely affect law enforcement relationships. MLATs and other forms of legal assistance mechanisms address requests for service of process abroad. You should consult with OIA prior to issuing a 28 U.S.C. §1783 subpoena. OIA approval must also be obtained prior to serving a subpoena ad testificandum on an officer of, or attorney for, a foreign bank or corporation who is temporarily in or passing through the United States when the testimony sought relates to the officer’s or attorney’s duties in connection with the operation of the bank or corporation. The amended Rule 41(b)(6) does not authorize courts to issue warrants for the search of electronic information stored abroad. When conducted without consultation with foreign authorities, such searches may raise concerns, including adverse impacts upon the law enforcement and other relationships of the United States with foreign countries. The use of such searches can implicate foreign sovereignty and criminal law issues and may even lead to the filing of foreign criminal charges against the U.S. prosecutor or law enforcement agent involved in the search. Before applying for a warrant under either subsection of Rule 41(b)(6), reasonable efforts shall be used to identify whether the computer to be searched is located inside or outside the United States. Where the location of the computer is uncertain, but possibly within the United States, judicial approval will assure that Constitutional requirements have been met. Any warrant should be limited to authorizing a search only in the United States. To the extent the location of the computer cannot be definitively determined to be in a judicial district of the United States, but it is reasonably possible that the location is in the United States, prosecutors should consider whether to limit their initial search to one which solely assists in the identification of the location of the computer. If there is reason to believe that the computer is in a specific foreign country, prosecutors should consult with the Office of International Affairs about appropriate coordination with foreign law enforcement partners as well as potential diplomatic and sovereignty issues before performing a remote search. [cited in JM 9-13.520] [updated April 2018] justice.gov

To: RetiredNow who wrote (1196755)	1/28/2020 9:20:55 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Recommended By pocotrader rdkflorida2 Respond to of 1574809

Why not investigate both the Bidens and the Trumps? I notice you didn't say whether you believe there is a secret server hidden in a basement in Ukraine that contains info that exonerates the King of Lies. Did you know the Kushner's made $135 million last year. Lots to investigate there.

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1/28/2020 9:25:33 AM

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Senate GOP will be accessories to obstruction if they shoot down a move by Justice Roberts to call witnesses: Ex-prosecutor

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January 27, 2020
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Matthew Chapman

On Monday, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said that Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) must motion for Chief Justice John Roberts to call witnesses in the Senate impeachment trial — and that if Senate Republicans vote down this decision, they will be “accessories” to obstruction of justice.

Glenn Kirschner

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Schiff must make a motion to CJ Roberts for witnesses. As I’ve been saying all along, if Roberts grants the motion for witnesses (he will) & the Rs vote to overrule him (they might) that will (de facto) be obstruction of justice & accessory after the fact. t.co

7:05 AM - Jan 27, 2020

Roberts, as the presiding judge over the impeachment trial, has some degree of power to admit new testimony and evidence into the record, but Republicans theoretically have the votes to unilaterally overrule his determinations if they so choose.
On Sunday, a bombshell report from The New York Times revealed former National Security Adviser John Bolton is alleging in his upcoming book that President Donald Trump directly told him he had imposed a quid pro quo on Ukraine for military aid — and that White House officials knew Bolton was going to publish this allegation for over a month, but sat on it even as Senate Republicans wrongly claimed none of the witnesses Democrats want to call are alleging direct knowledge of Trump’s motives for denying the aid. All of this dramatically raises pressure on Republicans to allow at least Bolton to testify in the Senate.

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To: RetiredNow who wrote (1196755)	1/28/2020 9:28:54 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Recommended By pocotrader rdkflorida2 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574809

Why does the WH need a "sports liaison"? What does a "sports liaison" do? Cash a $95K paycheck for nothing. Rudy Giuliani’s son makes $95,000 working as sports liaison for the White House Published Fri, Nov 22 20194:35 PM EST Abigail Hess @ABIGAILJHESS Andrew Giuliani attends the Golf Channel’s “Big Break Dominican Republic” screening at Le Cirque on September 27, 2010 in New York City. D Dipasupil/FilmMagic \| Getty Images President Donald Trump employs several of his family members to work within his White House administration and help him run his business. His daughter Ivanka Trump serves as an advisor, and her husband, Jared Kushner, serves as assistant to the president and senior advisor. Trump’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, are executive vice presidents of The Trump Organization. The Trump administration also employs the son of Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney. The White House pays him nearly six figures to serve as a sports liaison. According to government documents, Giuliani’s son, Andrew H. Giuliani, makes $95,000 per year working for the White House. His official title is “Special Assistant to the President and Associate Director of the Office of Public Liaison.” In 2009, the Obama Administration’s decision to hire actor Kal Penn to serve as an associate director in what was then called the Office of Public Engagement made headlines. Penn was reportedly paid $41,000 per year. He left the job in 2011 to return to acting full-time. Andrew and Rudy Giuliani during Rudy’s last weekend as Mayor of New York City on December 31, 2001. Harry Hamburg/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images The 31-year-old Giuliani has served in the Office of Public Liaison, which acts as “the primary line of communication between the White House and the public,” since March 2017. He made $77,000 serving as an associate director in 2017, and got a raise in 2018 to $90,700 though his title didn’t change. In the two years he has been employed by the White House, his pay has increased by $18,000. Andrew reportedly acts as a “liaison to the sports community” and helps coordinate visits from sports teams to the White House. During his tenure in the role, there have been several controversies in which championship-winning teams that typically visit the White House to celebrate their win were not invited. Several teams have also declined the invitations. Players have declined invitations to the White House from previous presidents — Manny Ramirez refused to visit during George W. Bush’s time in office and Tom Brady skipped out on an invite from the Obamas citing scheduling conflicts. The son of the former New York mayor was a college golfer. He joined the Duke University golf team in 2006 but was cut from the team in 2008 after he allegedly threw an apple at a teammate and threw and broke a golf club in a parking lot. The then-college student sued the university but the case was dismissed in 2010. Rudy Giuliani told The Atlantic that hiring Andrew “wasn’t the usual ‘hire my kid’ situation.” “He’s known the president since he was a baby,” he told The Atlantic. “Now, did he know him in the first place because he was the mayor’s son? Sure, but they also had a relationship independent of me.” “He doesn’t really try to be involved in anything,” an anonymous former senior White House official told The Atlantic. “He’s just having a nice time.” Andrew Giuliani volunteered for the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and often plays golf with the president, according to reporting from Axios. In 2018, he spoke with Axios about his close relationship with the president: “The president has been there for me, for the good times, but more importantly through the bad,” Giuliani said in the interview. “That’s just the kind of man he is. I’m grateful that he’s always been willing to give me his advice on personal matters and I consider him to be my good friend and even a father figure. His family is my family.” cnbc.com

To: RetiredNow who wrote (1196755)	1/28/2020 9:31:02 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Recommended By pocotrader rdkflorida2 Respond to of 1574809

Romney says it’s “increasingly likely” more GOP senators vote to call in Bolton and has spoken to other senators about it Nunca Trump? @NeverTrumpTexan

To: RetiredNow who wrote (1196755)	1/28/2020 9:32:30 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By pocotrader Respond to of 1574809

If John Cornyn is so concerned about children trading in on their parents name to get a job they don't deserve, wait until he meets... ...his daughter, Haley Cornyn who has worked for the Texas Senate, Texas AG and now as a lobbyist thanks to her degree in Comparative Literature Nunca Trump? @NeverTrumpTexan

To: RetiredNow who wrote (1196755)	1/28/2020 9:35:27 AM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Recommended By pocotrader rdkflorida2 Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574809

Trump's Defense Team Bondi: accepted a Trump bribe to drop an investigation in Trump University. Ken Starr: Fired from Baylor for systemic cover up of rape. Alan Dershowitz: Epstein Massage Alumni. (Got Epstein a sweetheart plea, defended OJ, Klaus von Bulow) Hard to imagine a worse collection of individuals. Nunca Trump

To: RetiredNow who wrote (1196755)	1/28/2020 9:39:36 AM
From: Brumar89	3 Recommendations Recommended By pocotrader rdkflorida2 Wharf Rat Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574809

GOP Group Taunts Donald Trump By Driving 'President Pence' Billboard Truck Around D.C.\ [ Why do YOU hate Pence? ] Lee Moran HuffPostJanuary 28, 2020 A conservative group said it is stepping up its efforts to remove President Donald Trump from office with a new mobile billboard campaign. Republicans for the Rule of Law has announced a truck emblazoned with the image of Vice President Mike Pence and the messages “Remove Trump For Pence” and “Pence, It Could Be Worse” will be driven around Washington, D.C. for eight hours on Tuesday, starting at 10 a.m. near the Capitol Building where Trump is currently on trial in the Senate for his Ukraine misconduct. Republicans for the Rule of Law said a truck with anti-Trump messages, like the one mocked up in this supplied image, will be driven around Washington, D.C. for eight hours on Tuesday. (Photo: Republicans for the Rule of Law)“Removing President Trump from office wouldn’t undo the 2016 election. The same voters and electors who chose President Trump also chose Vice President Pence,” the anti-Trump group’s spokesperson Tim Miller said in a statement sent to HuffPost, alongside a mocked-up image of the truck, on Tuesday. ”That’s why we’re reminding Republicans that they should not fear a fair trial, because even if Trump is removed that still leaves them with President Pence which is... not bad, I guess?” he added. The group, which is part of the conservative Defending Democracy Together advocacy organization, last week launched the “ President Pence” website and the following TV ad: yahoo.com